Schedule
Mon-Wed, 9:40 AM - 11:00 AM (1/16/2013 - 1/31/2013) Location: QUIN PP 012
Mon-Wed, 9:40 AM - 11:00 AM (1/16/2013 - 5/13/2013) Location: QUIN PP 019
Description
This course is intended to introduce the student to the tenets of health psychology, including, but not necessarily limited to, a history of health psychology; models of health psychology; an examination of the basic principles and theories pertinent to this field including the prevention and modification of health compromising behaviors; as well as the influences of psychosocial factors on mental health (e.g. stress, depression), physical health (e.g. heart disease, chronic illness, pain) and health-related behaviors (e.g. substance use and abuse, aggression, sexual behavior). Prerequisites: PSY 101 or permission of the instructor.